Introduction
Welcome to the documentation for O&O DeskInfo, the free system information display for the Windows desktop by O&O Software GmbH.
What is O&O DeskInfo?​
O&O DeskInfo shows the most important information about your computer directly on the desktop. The display appears in front of the wallpaper but behind the desktop icons, so it is always visible during your work without getting in the way.
You always know what is going on inside the PC: which Windows version and build is installed, how much memory is still free, how busy the processor and the graphics card are, which IP address the active network adapter uses, and how full the drives are. When you contact a help desk, a single click copies all of that information to the clipboard.
Key benefits​
- Everything at a glance — machine, user, operating system, CPU, RAM, GPU, hardware, system status, battery, network and drives.
- Live monitoring — history graphs for CPU, RAM, GPU and network traffic, plus a live CPU graph inside the tray icon.
- No installation required — O&O DeskInfo is a portable application; unpack it and run it.
- Standard user rights are enough — no administrator privileges are needed for normal operation.
- Fully configurable — from the tray icon menu for everyday changes, and from a single XML configuration file for everything else.
- Completely free — O&O DeskInfo is freeware. There is no paid edition and no feature is held back.
Freeware​
O&O DeskInfo is freeware and free of charge. You may use it on any number of computers, privately and commercially, and you may pass it on unchanged. There is no trial period, no license key and no premium version to upgrade to.
O&O DeskInfo does not require an installation and therefore never brings other software with it. If you received a copy that came with an installer or with additional software, that is a violation of our terms of use. Let us know the source so that we can take action.
How this documentation is organized​
Use the sidebar to navigate the documentation. It follows this order:
- Get started: Overview, System requirements and First steps explain what O&O DeskInfo does, what it needs, and how to get it running in a few minutes.
- Features: Desktop display, System information, Performance graphs, Drives and USB devices, Display profiles and Clipboard and support describe what the application shows and how.
- Settings is the reference section: Tray icon menu, Configuration file, Command line parameters and Enterprise deployment.
- Troubleshooting helps when the display does not behave as expected.
- Frequently asked questions answers the questions we are asked most often.
- Support and more from O&O explains how to reach the O&O support and introduces other O&O products.
Settings that can only be changed in the configuration file are marked with a Config file badge.
Other free tools from O&O Software​
O&O DeskInfo is part of a family of Windows tools made in Berlin. You can reach them directly from the tray icon menu via Explore more O&O products…:
- O&O ShutUp10++ — free privacy control for Windows 10 and 11.
- O&O AppBuster — free app manager that removes pre-installed Windows apps and bloatware.
- O&O Syspectr — cloud-based monitoring and management for all your PCs and servers.
A complete overview is available on the O&O Software product page.